tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post4286492331825715407..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: John RidenourKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-30746645463506872152013-06-02T06:24:08.669+01:002013-06-02T06:24:08.669+01:00Hi, Paul!
I would not QUITE say the non City Fre... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> I would not QUITE say the non City Freeholders "successfully resists the Terran Empire." Rather, the problem was they had not been in the negotiations which led to the Cities (erroneously claiming to speak for the entire planet) being annexed by the Empire. If the non City Freeholders had been part of those negotiations, the Imperial charter formalizing and defining the planet's mode of self gov't and status within the Empire would have been very different.<br /><br /> Sean<br />Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com